On June 6, officials from the California Farmland Trust — Charlotte Mitchell, executive director, and Melanee Cottrill, associate director — will make a toast and …
Local students get the full farm-to-fork experience: Field Trips on the Farm start in April – come join us! BRENTWOOD, CA: Many of us ‘get’ …
California Growin’: Olives Oh Olives, how we love thee… you bring us flavor, health, and beauty. California, we say, “let’s o’live it up!” Let’s start …
The Brandstad Brothers Farm is held under Jon and Richard Brandstad. The 2 parcels encumbered by the agricultural conservation easement make up about 158 acres …
The Robert Prosperi Farms, Inc. property is located adjacent to the Prosperi Living Trust parcel in Madera County. This easement is comprised of roughly 57 …
Classic Pecan Pie You cannot mess this pie up – if you can mix, pour, and use an oven then you can do this. Don’t …
A farming family with Italian roots looks at the next 100 years on the land ELK GROVE, CA: The Prosperi family farm began in 1920, …
Merced County family protects an original farmstead creating a living legacy of their grandmother’s grit ELK GROVE, CA: One woman’s toughness lives on after more …
The Hooper Ranch is comprised of two parcels totaling 275.5 acres in a scenic agricultural area that supports orchards, row crops and grain crops. The …
“Wow!” exclaimed Santiago Navarro, 9, at the sight of his multi-colored corn, minutes after picking it fresh off the corn stalk Tuesday morning at Steamboat …
Pumpkins & the Origin of Jack O’Lanterns California is one of the top five producers of pumpkins in the US. Nearly all California pumpkins are …
We scoured Pinterest for you, we tested recipes, and found our favorites for this seasonal flavor – Enjoy! Make Your Own Pumpkin Pie Spice Ingredients: …
The Denis and Terri Prosperi Living Trust property is located in the beautiful Madera County. This property is comprised of roughly 93 acres of fruitful …
The Cecchini Farm is located in the beautiful Contra Costa County. Being in the family for over 70 years, this 520.7 acre easement is a …
The Denis Propseri Farms, Inc. property is located in Madera County. This 78.48 acres consists of many different wine grape varietals and is located on …
The BF Cochrane Farm is located just west of the City of Stockton in San Joaquin County. This beautiful 125+ acre property is comprised of …
Honey, honey, honey, honey….honeeeyyy! So how do bees make honey anyway? As honey bees fly around to flowers doing the work of pollinating (a side benefit …
Honey-Orange Chicken… in your Buddha Bowl We know Buddha Bowls have become very popular for their ease and healthy ingredients, and we also know they …
Machado Farm can be found in San Joaquin County and encompasses 156 acres of land. Currently the farm produces a bounty of fresh crops, including; …
Rows of colorful Freestone peaches line Espinoza Farm, located northwest of the City of Livingston in Merced County. After owning the property for four years, …
Kneppel farm is a 166 acre property that can be found in Sacramento County. This property is currently home to lucious timothy grass and alfalfa. …
Koehn Farm encompasses two properties located just south of Livingston in Merced County. Its prime soil supports rows of charming almond orchards. In June 2015, …
AKT Santa Nella Farm is a beautiful property located just south of Los Banos in Merced County. A sea of wheat grass and row crops …
Delicious, nutritious and CA-grown! Peach pie, peach cobbler, peach smoothie, peach sherbet, canned peaches at lunch, a peach cup for snack, a fresh, juicy peach …
Fresh Peach Sherbet Ingredients: 2 C milk 3/4 C sugar 1 envelope (1 tbls) unflavored gelatin 2 C sliced fresh CA peaches 1/2 C orange …
NEWS RELEASE: IMMEDIATE July 23, 2018 CONTACT: California Farmland Trust (916) 687-3178 info@cafarmtrust.org 96-year old farmer makes the family farm a forever farm ELK GROVE, …
At the foot of Mt. Diablo lies Hannah Nicole Vineyards, a stunning farm located just east of the City of Brentwood in Contra Costa County. …
July is pickle month! It is the time of year when your home-grown cucumbers are coming in, you picked some up at your local farmers …
Preston Ranch is a 140.5 acre farm dedicated to growing and canning tomatoes. This stunning piece of property has been protected under a conservation easement …
The Meisner Farm is defined by 161 pristine acres and comprised by 3 protected farms. One of the farms mentioned protects the open landscape between …
Rows of colorful Freestone peaches line Espinoza Farm, located northwest of the city of Livingston in Merced County. After owning the property for four years, …
On Vierra Balfour Road lies 206 acres of protected farmland under an agricultural conservation easement. This property is in Contra Costa County and grows rotating …
Kami-Grigsby farm is located east of the City of Brentwood in Contra Costa County. Its location in the greater San-Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta area ensures that …
Stenzel Hoffman Ranch takes pride in the corn and tomatoes grown on their 166 acre property. This ranch is located within the boundaries of Contra …
The Tamayo Hoffman Farm is located in Contra Costa County. On their 42 acre property, they are dedicated to growing sweet corn. This beautiful land …
Messick Farm is located in San Joaquin County, north of the town of Linden. Its beautiful 84 acres of prime farmland help sustain the farm’s …
Concord Avenue Farm is located in Contra Costa County, southeast of the City of Brentwood. Organic row crops line this charming 20-acre farm full of …
We at CFT love guacamole, but we had never tried creamy guac before now! Up the nutrition factor of traditional guacamole even more with this …
Ice cream, yogurt, cheese – wonderful cheese, milk, sour cream…yum-oh…and the list goes on. Not only do dairy cows provide all these delicious foods but …
The Central Valley Farmland Trust (CVFT) and the Brentwood Agricultural Land Trust (BALT) have merged to form one outstanding organization dedicated to serving more California …
We love celebrating beef this month! Not just because it is good for you…and the land…but because you can make a super quick meal out …
BEEF Summer BBQs are approaching, camping season is pretty much here, and beef is on the menu! May is officially beef month. This healthy, high …
April is officially garlic month. And why should we care? … California is the nation’s top producer of garlic, that’s why! Also, this month is the …
Super Simple Roasted Garlic Roasted garlic is savory and can be used in any number of dishes. The best thing about this recipe is you …
“A recent merger between two land trusts focused on farmland protection has garnered support and hope from East County farmers. When Kathryn Lyddan, former executive …
NEWS RELEASE: IMMEDIATE April 2, 2018 Introducing California Farmland Trust: Central Valley Farmland Trust and Brentwood Agricultural Land Trust merge to conserve more farms together Elk Grove, …
“More than 1,500 students, teachers and others from the greater Sacramento region converged on the grounds of the California Farm Bureau Federation in Sacramento to …
We all know that a key to successful farming in California is rain. And rain it did today when we set up at Ag Day at …
